Activities Assistant (part time) - San Jacinto Valley

PACS Group; San Jacinto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

San Jacinto Valley Post Acute is hiring an Activities Assistant for a part-time role in San Jacinto Valley. You will carry out individual and group activities matching residents’ interests and cognitive and physical abilities, including bed-bound residents, and assist with setup and prompts.

You’ll support the Activity Director in creating calendars, monitor safety, report maintenance needs, and keep the activity space clean and homelike.

Qualifications

• CNA license required.
• CPR certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Carry out individual and group activities that meet residents' functional levels, needs and interests.
• Identify ways to support residents' needs and preferences.
• Communicate information to supervisor and staff as appropriate.
• Provide activities to bed-bound residents and assist as needed.
• Adapt activities to cognitive/physical levels using prompts and setup assistance.
• Assist Activity Director in developing activity calendars and posting them.
• Monitor environment for safety and report hazards.
• Maintain organization of activity equipment and supplies.

Skills

CNA

CPR certification

Education

CNA License

CPR Certification

Job description

## Activities Assistant (part time) - San Jacinto ValleyApply: San Jacinto Valley Post Acute: Part time: Posted Today: JR183645**San Jacinto Valley** is hiring an Activities Assistant! **PAY: From $18 -$19 per hour DOE****Duties and Responsibilities:*** Carry out individual and group activities that meet the functional levels, needs and interests (including cultural and religious interests) of each resident.* Seek and identify ways to support resident's individual needs and preferences, customary routines, concerns and choices.* Communicates information to immediate supervisor and other caregivers as appropriate.* Provide activities to bed-bound residents and other residents confined to their rooms that reflect life-long interests (such as music, reading, visits with people of shared interests and in-room projects) that are appropriate to the individual's functional abilities and level of participation.* Assist residents with these activities as needed.* Adapt activities to match the cognitive and physical functional levels of the residents through the use of task segmentation, verbal prompts, set-up assistance, physical assists and demonstrations.* Assists Activity Director in development of activity calendars. Posts calendar on resident units and distribute to residents* Monitor physical environment for safety or fire hazards and corrects or reports potential problems immediately to supervisor or charge nurse.* Promptly reports housekeeping and maintenance problems to supervisor or charge nurse.* Keep activity equipment and supplies in the proper storage areas.* Maintain activity space in clean and orderly manner that appears \"homelike\" and is safe for residents, including proper placement of furniture and orderly storage of equipment and supplies in drawers, cupboards, closets, etc.* Performs additional tasks as assigned**Requirements and Qualifications:*** CNA License* CPR certification a plus Benefits:* Dental insurance* Paid time off